Highlands Falls Country Club Golf Course Maintenance: Second Buffalo Blower Finished!

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Second Buffalo Blower Finished!

Our second Buffalo blower is now finished. Both received new engines and controllers, along with a new paint job. A new blower costs around $12,000. The cost to refurbish these blowers was about $4000 for both, including labor. Because of this project, I am happy to report that we have been able to save the club approximately $20,000 in new equipment costs!

Blowers 1 & 2 ready to go.

Joe Lee was an amazing and modest man who showed little interest in promoting himself in his work. Instead, he built his career in golf architecture through word of mouth with hard work and dedication. Lee’s clients, his timeless designs, and the endless stream of satisfied golfers that play his courses each year are what brought fame and recognition to his craft. His courses are as much a work of art as architecture, featuring graceful landscapes and challenging holes while highlighting the natural beauty of the surrounding area. Over the course of a career spanning more than 50 years, Joe Lee designed and renovated over 200 golf courses. To this day Highlands Falls remains one of the most well preserved examples of his work.